2022-12-09 E-Edition

Westviewโ€™s Miller receives Lilly

Westview Junior-Senior High School senior Kamryn Miller checked another outstanding experience off her list โ€“ earning LaGrange Countyโ€™s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for 2023. Miller, the daughter of Brian and Brooke Miller of LaGrange, has immersed herself in sports, music, student leadership, 4-H, volunteering and entrepreneurship. โ€œMy life motto is just take everything, do everything,โ€ said Miller Monday afternoon in [โ€ฆ]

Shine the Light is a new community festival of trees

In the tradition of the Festival of Trees at the Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne, LaGrange First Church of God started Shine the Light Christmas Tree Festival this year. Twenty-two businesses and groups provided unique decorated trees to be toured this Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 777 N. Detroit St., LaGrange. Five of the trees were [โ€ฆ]

Weather Watch

The National Weather Service is predicting itโ€™s going to look a lot like rain for the coming week. Friday will see snow likely in the morning, then rain. High near 40. Winds gust predicted up to 25 mph. Saturday will have a 20% chance of rain in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Sunday will be mostly [โ€ฆ]

LIGHTS UP IN HOWEโ€“

The Howe Lions Club and members of the community put up the Christmas lights in the village of Howe on Saturday with assistance from LaGrange County REMC.

Charles Gilger

Charles William Gilger age 64 of Howe passed away Friday morning December 2, 2022 at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak, Michigan. He was born November 1, 1958 in Wilmington, Ohio son of Gordon and Maryanne (Torok) Gilger. Charles resided in Howe since 1984, coming from Texas. His early life was lived in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a farmer [โ€ฆ]

Douglas Krugh

ย  Douglas Bruce Krugh, 78, of LaBelle Florida died Wednesday November 30, 2022. He was born November 3, 1944, in Kalamazoo, MI, to parents Bruce and Audrey (Foss) Krugh. Doug was an accomplished musician, playing locally and nationally in bands such as The Falkons, The Frank Sparks Revue, the Debonairs, Country Express and others. He was a skilled billiards player [โ€ฆ]

Judy Schrock

Judy Kay Schrock, age 78 of Neosho, MO, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Judy was born in LaGrange on March 16, 1944. She is preceded in death by her husband, Homer L. Schrock; her parents, Glancy R. Caldwell and Lola โ€œMyrtleโ€ Mobley Caldwell; son, William A. Gonser, Jr.; siblings, Marietta Caldwell, Beverly Schrock and Glancy Russell, Jr. She [โ€ฆ]

Mary Raber

Mary Alice Raber, 79, of Ligonier, died at 4:42 a.m., on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at her residence. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is in charge of arrangements.

Idelette Miller

Idelette Ivy Miller, stillborn daughter of Jason and Kaley (Reeves) Miller, of LaGrange, was delivered into her dadโ€™s arms at 8:49 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Miller Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling the arrangements.